Right to Rent Knowledge Assessment

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Right to Rent Knowledge Assessment

Test your understanding of the Right to Rent regulations in the UK. This quiz covers essential scenarios and key documents required for landlords and tenants. Ensure you know the ins and outs of verifying a tenant’s right to live in the property.

  • Multiple-choice questions
  • Real-life scenarios
  • Instant feedback on your answers
15 Questions4 MinutesCreated by CheckingTenant123
An applicant is able produce a share code, is this a valid R2R?
Yes
No
Yes, but I need to download the full PDF and confirm likeness
If a Tenant has a time limited Right to Rent ( with an expiry) How many days before can we do the right to rent check?
28 days
14 days
90 days
No time limit
An applicant sends you their UK/Irish Passport. Is this sufficient as a Right to Rent?
Yes
No
Yes, but we need to ensure Rent profile have scanned the document for validity or check it in person
An applicant brings in their international passport, which of the below would they also need to show you?
BRP plastic card
UK Border Stamp / entry clearance showing how long they can stay in the UK
Nothing - An international passport is fine
A letter from their embassy saying they can come to the UK
When you check someone's documents manually in the office - what do you need to scan/photograph
Just the front page of each document
Every page of the passport with their full name/photo on & visa stamp/ clearance
Scans of all pages produced as proof of R2R incl from the home office which show time limited leave to remain, plus every page of the passport with their full name/photo on & any visa stamp/ clearance
Nothing. You have seen it so it's fine
You use the Landlord checking service to check a Tenants Right to rent which comes back with a proceed. Do you need to do anything else?
No this is sufficient.
Also take a photocopy/ photo off passport to link the name from the home office with the applicant. Save on RPS
Just save it on RPS
Frank from Texas USA arrives at the office with his US passport. He didn't get a stamp because the US is an Electronic Visa Waiver country. What can you do?
Tough - send him back to Heathrow to get a stamp.
Allow him to move in - you checked online and the US is a visa free country for six months
Ask him for proof of entry date to the UK (travel tickets/ entry stamp). Take photos of all relevant pages and save on RPS
 
An applicant sends you a screen grab of their R2R share code document. Is this ok?
Yes, just save it on RPS
No, I must get the share code and input it into the home office website myself. I must download/ or have rent profile download the full document ourselves from the home office website
Yes, but I need to sign it
Jim turns up to do his right to rent on the day of move. He says Billy his housemate will arrive a week later. He however insists on getting both sets of keys. What do you do?
Give him the keys. He has shown his R2R and has a right to get both sets.
Only release one set, and make clear Billy must come to the office to do his R2R before you give him keys.
Give him both sets, but ask him to confirm in writing Billy will come to do his R2R
Once you have completed your Right to Rent Check. What must you do?
Ensure it is a Valid R2R document. Ask your manager if needed
Confirm likeness to the person who has represented themselves as the Tenant?
Ensure if a manual check all documents are loaded onto Rent Profile
If a share code/ UK or Irish Passport ensure it is on Rent profile or scanned manually by yourself if not
Complete the R2R check list and send to manager and save
Which of the below are valid time limited Right to Rent documents?
Passport with a stamp or visa which shows how long they can stay in the UK For
BRP plastic card
International passport
Non-Visa waiver country Passport with a stamp showing date of entry
Screen grab from Tenant of share code
Full PDF Share code document produced by you or rent profile
Visa waiver country passport with proof of entry date
Landlord checking service document with a valid passport
Landlord checking service document
Home office document showing application made
Home office document showing the applicant is allowed to stay in the UK for a set time & copy of their passport
EU Passport
Which of the below is sufficient to prove unlimited leave to remain for you applicant
An EU Passport
UK/ Irish passport sent by email
UK Irish passport seen by you in person or scanned & verified by rent profile
Full Share code document confirming this
Unlimited leave to remain BRP
 
How far in advance can someone with unlimited right to rent do their check?
There is no limit
28 days
90 days
If in doubt in relation to a R2R check , what should you do?
Call tenancy admin.
Check with your manager
Ask a friend
Just guess!
When taking a photo or scan of any documents from a Right to rent check? Which of the below is important?
They look good
You have a clear photo/ scan of the document, and all is readable
The names and photo on the document all match the Tenant.
All pages of the documents presented are clearly scanned
They have visited the UK before.
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